One of the things I did as part of my 70th sail was to walk into the Oakland Yacht Club. It is next door to where Gokuraku (the Tartan 4600 I sailed on) is located.
Most yacht clubs have a tradition of displaying photographs of the past commodores. Today was the first time I'd set foot in the Oakland Yacht Club.
I'd heard that my grandfather had been the commodore of the yacht club.
There his picture was, he was commodore of the Oakland Yacht Club in 1948. It was an interesting mix of emotions for me to stand there on the staircase and seek his picture out among all those who served in that position before and after.
This blog, and my efforts in the Got Wind and Water Meetup Group are about Paying It Forward.
I can't pay him back for introducing me to sailing. He's gone. I can only Pay It Forward, by introducing others to this life long passion of mine.
Musings on the beauty that engulfs those who take to the water with but the wind and waves (and friends) to carry their souls to new heights
Times I've gone sailing this year
The (B)Log of Landfall II's journey around the world (in order of the entries)
- 001 Leaving Port
- 002 Heading out the Gate
- 003 Down the Coast
- 004 Motoring Down the Coast
- 005 A Situation
- 006 A Leak in the Crankcase
- 007 Crushed Oil Rings
- 008 Delightful Repair Times
- 009 Road Trip
- 010 Santa Cruz Island
- 011 Santa Cruz Island to Long Beach
- 012 Los Angeles Yacht Club
- 013 Catalina
- 014 To San Diego Yacht Club
- 015 Working on the Boat
- 016 Rosa Rita Beach
- 017 Mountain House
- 018 Leaving San Diego
- 019 Through the Silver Gate
- 020 South Coronado Island
- 021 Lobsters
- 022 To Ensenada Bay
- 023 Ensenada Arrival
- 024 Immigration Man
- 025 Hussongs Bar
- 026 Mexican Markets
- 027 Papers
- 028 Leaving Ensenada
- 029 A Pelican and a Pig
- 030 Cabo Pig Stories
- 031 Moonlight Memories
- 032 La Paz Planning
- 033 Around Cabo
- 034 Bathing Cattle
- 035 The Eastern Headlands
- 036 Directly Into the Wind
- 037 45 miles to La Paz
- 038 Sailing Against the Wind
2 comments:
Congratulations. GOTWAW sounds like a wonderful idea an dyou have made a great success of it.
Thanks Tillerman. Your blog, "Proper Course", has been a wonderful thing as well. It is very, very, entertaining, and has gotten a lot of people talking about the joys of sailing.
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